Do you use the 'Lock' key position?

[rmrc51]

I'm just curious.

For those of you who own the GL1800. Do you use the 'Lock' key position when you park your trike?

 

[msocko3]

I lock mine when leaving it unattended, granted I'm still only 2 wheels but will do the same when its on 3.

 

[A WINGER]

I seldom use it unless unattended for more than a few hours in an unknown area.
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[Paul_Trike]

Everytime no matter where I am at, not that I am worried about in the area that I live it just a habbit.

 

[Jim Smyth]

I don't use my parking brake ( because I forget to undo it when I leave) so I leave it in gear and always lock the steering.

 

[Motogordo]

Nov.17, 2012

I have a 2005 GL1800 Lehman Monarch II trike. Whenever I park the bike in a parking lot I always lock the handlebars. It is just a good idea to keep people from rolling away your bike. I don't often use the parking brake because as everyone else says, " I forget to release it too many times." If you don't use the lock then anyone can just release it from first gear and it will roll away. At least with the lock it will just go in circles. LOL.

Motogordo:GL1800:

 

[1800 06 Champion Trike]

I do if I'm at a motel overnight.
Also if I'm on a trip and we stop to eat, etc.
Never around where I live.

 

[MarciaG]

I always do. I park by turning my wheels to the left and then lock them. I think it's a great habit to get into.

MarciaG

 

[Shimpy]

I do now on this trike, but stopped using it on my last 2 wheeler with over 100k on it. I Was hoping someone would steal it. I figured I'd get more from insurance co than the trade in.

 

[Woolie]

Yes, I always use it when leaving the trike unattended no matter where I am. I turn the handlebars which ever direction will more likely point the trike toward the nearest obstacle such as a curb or building and lock the bars with the trike in 1st gear. I also carry a couple small fold-able metal wheel chocks to block the wheels on hills if I think I need to, Good habit to get into.

 

[leo3wheel]

You Honda guys are lucky to have a handlebar lock. The handlebar lock was removed from our Yamaha trike when the rake got installed. Have to use a rotor lock.

 

[rmrc51]

Thanks for all of the replies and here was one of the reasons from my initial question;

Maybe I should start a new post as I cannot seem to get my handle bars to lock. (See new thread - Cannot Lock Handlebars)

 

[Stephen]

Thanks for all of the replies and here was one of the reasons from my initial question;

Maybe I should start a new post as I cannot seem to get my handle bars to lock. (See new thread - Cannot Lock Handlebars)

Why don't you just put it in reverse? Ain't nobody gonna walk away with it then.

 

[Blueribbon]

Since I park outside at home and part of the time at work, I ALWAYS lock the steering. I love the trike to much to have some clown tow it off.

 

[TouringOn2]

If I'am off the bike and can't see it or at a motel over night I lock the handle bares and put it reverse. That way it can't be put into neutral and let it roll. I also hit the kill switch. Be safe and enjoy the ride. Larry

 

[hisst]

If I'am off the bike and can't see it or at a motel over night I lock the handle bares and put it reverse. That way it can't be put into neutral and let it roll. I also hit the kill switch. Be safe and enjoy the ride. Larry

My insurance company loves to have it locked

Hisst

 

[Konrad]

I only lock the bars overnight at a motel or in a very large parking lot in an unfamiliar area. For an X-LEO and a retired prosecutor I'm probably way too trusting, but in all my years of riding I have never had anyone bother my bike anywhere. Lots of admirers but no "touchers".

I guess I've just been lucky and I admire the guys who have developed the very good habit of locking - before they have gotten too old and set in their ways!

 

[geol]

The forks don't lock with the EZ Steer kit installed on my GL1500 (Roadsmith conversion).

 

[Motogordo]

Nov.2, 2013
I only lock my handlebars when parking in an open lot, such as the malls and strip centers. If you don't, then there is a chance that someone could roll it away.
Motogordo

 

[Lucky]

I'm just curious.

For those of you who own the GL1800. Do you use the 'Lock' key position when you park your trike?

Only when I am staying in a motel or going to be away from it a long time.RIDE SAFE

 

[87Trike1200]

The forks don't lock with the EZ Steer kit installed on my GL1500 (Roadsmith conversion).

Something sounds goofy. My 1500 has 4 1/2 deg rake kit and I have no trouble with fork lock. Ever had it checked out or get a 2nd "opinion"? Mine's a MT trike, but not sure what that has to do with the front end lock.

 

[JaysGone]

Nope don't have a need for it.
My bikes and the trike are very rarely left unattended or out of my view.

 

[jaxbobg]

I don't ride a Honda, but I do have a fork lock activated by turning the ignition key to the full "off" position.
I like to use it when travelling out of town, or parked in strange places I'm not really familiar with.

Let's face it, only the truly determined thief is going to manhandle a 1200 to 1300 lb. trike up a ramp and onto a flatbed.
We're generally not riding motorized skateboards. Most of our trikes are the heaviest beasts in the parking lot (on 2 or 3 wheels). The fork lock is a nice to have, but is almost redundant in the big scheme of things.

 

[FRR]

I only lock the fork when I leave the state. I live here in Ohio and we don't have criminals in Ohio. That is why my car and bike insurance is almost nothing. I've read where there is crime in other parts of the country and the world, but, of course, it is not an issue here. Cleveland and Cincinnati are especially crime free. That is why folks are flocking to Ohio and Cleveland and Cincinnati, and other cities are bursting with people, lots of tax dollars to provide services. If I locked my bike some folks might get the idea I don't trust them, and I wouldn't want to leave that impression with them. Someone might get "offended" by that suggestion, and I couldn't let that happen.

 

[Rowdy]

Thanks for all of the replies and here was one of the reasons from my initial question;

Maybe I should start a new post as I cannot seem to get my handle bars to lock. (See new thread - Cannot Lock Handlebars)

I very seldom use my lock because of fear of the reverse of this problem. I am afraid that I will be hundreds of miles from home and cannot get it unlocked. Those things get stubborn at times.

 

[msocko3]

I very seldom use my lock because of fear of the reverse of this problem. I am afraid that I will be hundreds of miles from home and cannot get it unlocked. Those things get stubborn at times.

I had that very thing happen several years back with my 06 Ultra Classic. I was about 250 miles from home when the forks wouldn't unlock. The local HD dealer sent a mechanic to see what he could do, he couldn't get it. They sent a box truck with a lift gate and the 3 of use muscled the 800 lb bike from the curb to the lift gate and into the truck. They got it fixed at the dealer and only charged me the labor for the lock replacement.

 

[2006gold]

Never thought about using the lock. Tried it today and it doesn't work. Going to mess with it tomorrow to see if I can get it repaired.

 

[rmrc51]

Never thought about using the lock. Tried it today and it doesn't work. Going to mess with it tomorrow to see if I can get it repaired.

I had thought mine didn't work either. You have to really pull the bars over a bit past the point you'd think they are at the end of their travel as you try and turn the key to the locked position and it will finally go in. Now with that being said, when you go to unlock it, you have to exert similar pressure on the handle bars to take the pressure off the locking mechanism in order to turn the key back. I rarely use mine if ever for that reason.

 

[The Captain]

I'm just curious.

For those of you who own the GL1800. Do you use the 'Lock' key position when you park your trike?

Yes, unless it's in my garage at home.

 

[2006gold]

I had thought mine didn't work either. You have to really pull the bars over a bit past the point you'd think they are at the end of their travel as you try and turn the key to the locked position and it will finally go in. Now with that being said, when you go to unlock it, you have to exert similar pressure on the handle bars to take the pressure off the locking mechanism in order to turn the key back. I rarely use mine if ever for that reason.

Thanks. I'll try that.